Flashcards: Government II
All 16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 separation of powers | power is separated, or divided, among three branches of government |
| branches of government | the three different sections of government |
| legislative branch | the branch of government that makes law |
| executive branch | the branch of government that enforces laws |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that decides what laws mean |
| President | the head of the executive branch and the leader of our country |
| Cabinet | a group of people who help and give advice to the President |
| Supreme Court | the highest court in our country |
| checks and balances | the way in which different branches of government keep each other from having too much power |
| Veto | when the President turns down a bill or refuses to sign it into law |
| override | when Congress votes to cancel a President's veto |
| judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional |
| unconstitutional | in conflict with or violates the U.S. Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the Constitution which give people important rights such as freedom of speech |
| amendment | a change, or addition, to the Constitution |
| individual rights | things an individual person is entitled to have or to do |
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